Improved bridle-bit



ateatmii, ya Wre WILLIAM S. RoBBIN-S, or NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

I l Leners-Parana.84,843,1dmfz Damm 8,1868.

IMPROVED alunne-BIT,v

The Schedulerefex'red to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesm'e.

To all whom 'it ma/y concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S.ItoBB1Ns, ofNew Bedford, in the county of Bristol, and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Bridle-Bits; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those Skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanyingl drawings, forming part ofthis specification.

The object of this invention is to furnisha bit for a horse-bridle,insuch a manner as to form a safety-'bit at all times, in addition to anordinary bit; andvThe invention consists in forming a dpble mouthpiece,or` one concave bit, by which the ordinary bit is partially enclosed,and in attaching the ordinary bit to springs, the arrangement being suchthat, should the horse take' the bit in his teeth, a bit still remainsiin his mouth, by which Ih e may be managed, as will Vbe hereinaftermore fully described. y Figure l represents a top view of themouth-piece,

formed in two parts, with the springs and other parts or side-pieces ofthe bit attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a'vertical view, looking from the line a: x.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the concave part ofthe bit, and B is the ordinary driving-bit,which is made to fit the concave, so as to be enclosed or nearlyenclosed thereby.

C C represent rings, attached to the part B to which the ordinary reinsare fastened.

D represents theguards or sides of thebit. f

'The check-reins are attached tothe loops e.

The head-strap is attached to the loops f, and the martingale isattached to the loops g. Y

7 1. h are the springs, which are attached, at one end, to the end orball ofthe concave bit A, and, at their other ends, to the ordinary bitB, as seenV in the drawing.

i i, which pins can be removed, when desired, for cleaning the bit, orfor other purposes.-

It will be seen that, should the horse take the bit in his teeth, he canonly touch the concave, A. The part B still remains for guiding andcontrolling him, while the horse at all times. l

' for the purpose specified. v

l WILLIAM S. ROBBINS. Witnesses: Y

LoUrs J. PARSONS,

JOHN R. LnvToN.

The attachments are made by pins, seen in fig. 2, at

the action of the bit 'is soft and easy in the mouth o1."lv

'Ivclaim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters 'I

